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Psalms 78:51 Cross-References
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“And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:”
Psalms 78:51 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 78:51
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham. Nāḵâ (נָכָה, "smote") is the verb for striking down in battle or execution—violent, decisive action. Bĕḵôr (בְּכוֹר, "firstborn") held primacy in inheritance and family honor. Rēʾšît ʾônîm (רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִים, "chief of strength") poetically describes the firstborn as the "beginning of vigor"—the prime of manhood."Tabernacles of Ham" (ʾohălê-Ḥām, אָהֳלֵי־חָם) uses Ham, Noah's son and Egypt's ancestor (Genesis 10:6), to emphasize Egypt's lineage. God struck Egypt in its homes (ʾohel, tent/dwelling), the m...
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“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”
“and awesome things by the Red Sea{or”
“both of man and animal;”
“the first fruits of all their manhood.”
“To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:”
“when Pharaoh would hardly let us go”
“and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt”
“that Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt”
“he kept the Passover”